Andy Reid has finally reached the top of the mountain in his long career as an NFL head coach, and he isn’t about to let the liberal nay-sayers ruin his moment.
For as long as most people can remember, it has always been a custom for a champion of a major sporting event in the U.S. to visit the White House and shake hands with the president. Hell, Forrest Gump did it, and he wasn’t even real. That’s how big of a deal it is.
Now, with everything being political, people have to ask “well, are you going to do the normal thing and visit the White House?”
Fortunately, Andy Reid didn’t dodge the question at all.
“I’ll be there,” said the Super Bowl champion coach. “If they’re inviting us, I’ll be there. It’s quite an honor, I think.”
Now, some (me) would argue that Big Red only wants to visit the White House because he knows the President will show him a good time. After all, President Trump said that there were burgers “a mile high” at one championship celebration. Reid, who has publicly declared his affection for burgers, might be thinking with his stomach on this one…
All kidding aside, Andy Reid has worked his entire life for this moment. For those of us who have been following the NFL, we know how long old Andy has waited for this moment, and he deserves to soak it in, every last bit of it.
The man earned a parade, he earned the celebrations, and now he wants to go to the White House and have the most powerful man in the world tell him “good job, you have one hell of a team.”
The politics of the man don’t matter, because coach Reid isn’t going to show support for the president. Andy Reid wants to know what it’s like to be a champion, and he doesn’t want politics to get in the way of him and his family basking in the glory of being a Super Bowl champ.
The normal thing for champions to do is to go shake the president’s hand, and be told “great job,” or something like that. It’s easy for teams like the Patriots, or the Red Sox, or the Astros (all of which are cheaters, btw) to say “we don’t want to visit the president”, because they have numerous titles in recent memory. They have the luxury of saying “been there, done that.”
Andy Reid has never had that pleasure as a head coach. He’s been close, but he’s never tasted victory. Now, he’s drinking it in, and nobody is going to ruin his moment.
So go to D.C., Mr. Reid. Take those pictures with your trophy, and your team, and enjoy the moment. Don’t let people bring you down for wanting to enjoy your moment.
Have an extra burger for us.
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